

If you wish to turn on Turbo Boost again, simply repeat Step 3 again but choosing to Enable Turbo Boost this time. To disable Turbo Boost, simply click on the option titled “Disable Turbo Boost”. Clicking on the icon will reveal a drop down menu which will show the current temperature of CPU, along with fan’s RPM. Step 3: Once the app is launched, an icon resembling a thunderbolt will appear in the status bar. This basically allows apps not signed by Apple to be run on the Mac, so try to execute “Turbo Boost Switcher.app” once again, and it should launch without any issue.

If you happen to encounter an error reading, “can’t be opened because it is from an identified developer”, head over to System Preferences > Security and Privacy and check “Anyhwere”. Step 2: Once downloaded, simply extract the files from the zip package, and run “Turbo Boost Switcher.app” found in the extracted contents. Step 1: Download Turbo Boost Switcher from here.

Turning Turbo Boost on or off manually is now possible thanks to a utility called Turbo Boost Switcher, using which you can enable or disable Turbo Boost at will. So if you are on the road and want an extended period of battery time out of your MacBook, disabling Turbo Boost might help you get more work done while on the go. Disabling Turbo Boost can also help increase battery life by 25%. In this case, you may want to manually disable it for some time to see if it helps cool it down. If you think your Mac’s fan noise is loud and if it’s generally heating up without much reason, it could be because of Turbo Boost which is at play. Now while Apple handling it all automatically in OS X is good and all, some users might want to have some sort of control over it. However, Apple gives you no real control over it, which essentially means you cannot turn it on or off at will.

Apple has been bundling its Mac computers with Intel processors for a while now, which means the chip-maker’s Turbo Boost technology can be found in supported Mac models.
